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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1949

Page

11

Mortgage Sale Notice in Decatur Alabama 1949

Property description from Lot 5 New Town Decatur Alabama to be sold July 11 1949 during legal hours by Harris and Harris with proceeds to satisfy mortgage terms. Includes precise boundary lines along Pond Street Line Street and Ferry Street. Also notices seizure of an automobile in Morgan County pending forfeiture to the state with July 18 1949 claim deadline.

State OF Alabama Morgan County C. E. Myrick Lila E. Peck Decatur New Town Pond Street Pond Streets Lot 4 Ferry Street Philip Shanks, Jr Dennis Crowden C. B. Humphrey Dennis

Lovely Tea Shower for Mrs Porter in Moulton

The Moulton Study Club hosted a June 10 tea shower at the home of Mrs. J P Dvar honoring Mrs. John Porter nee Lavonia Ross. Attendees greeted by Mrs Lowe Harris in black crepe. line of hosts included club officers and friends. Guests registered, gifts displayed, and a tea service with bridal cakes and mints followed in a green and white dining room.

J. P. Dvar Moulton Study Club John Porter Lavonia Ross Magnolia Lowe Harris Holt Hardin Porter Earl Aldridge A. Alexander Clark Weatherwax, Sr J. P. Dyar

Moulton Business Group Plans Lunch Meeting at City Grill

The Board of Directors of the Moulton Business Organization will hold its regular noon meeting at City Grill. President H A Alexander expects guests County Agent Sam McClendon and a cheese plant representative from Florence. A later session will include a Montgomery state planning board technician to gather data for brochures to attract industries to Lawrence County.

Moul Ton Business Organization City Grill H. A. Alexander Oraanization Sam McClendon Florence Alexander State Planning Board Montgomery Planning Board Moulton and Lawrence County

Bobby Moore Returns to Work at The Moulton Advertiser

Bobby Moore resumes duties at The Moulton Advertiser after an exciting period away from the newsroom. He re joins the staff with renewed energy and commitment, continuing the paper’s tradition of local coverage and community reporting.

Bobby Moore Moulton Advertiser

Unconquerable Spirit of France Bared by Drivers

HAL BOYLE narrates a Renault ride from Caen to Paris to reveal French tenacity and romance of the motor age. The driver channels legendary figures as traffic jams surge and safety margins vanish, concluding a Frenchman will fight for rights even at risk of a ditch.

France Hal Boyle New York Caen Paris George Hicks National Broadcasting Company Jack Thompson Chicago Tribune Renault Detroit yWe Jack Paul Revere Sheridan Winchester Barney Oldfield Malcolm Campbell D'Artagnan Roland Roncesvalles Papa” Joffre Rock of the Marne Hicks Thompson Versailles

Local Boys State and Girls State participants named

Bobby led Lawrence County in the state legislature for one day after being chosen at Boys State in Tuscaloosa. Lamar Burden and Nell Conner returned to Courtland after representing their schools at Boys and Girls State in Montgomery, with Miss Conner serving as director of Archives and History for Girl's State at Huntingdon College.

Fice Tuscaloosa House of Representatives Montgomery J. B. Richardson Lawrence County Bobby American Legion Courtland Lamar Burden Nell Conner Girl's State Courtland Post Ladies Auxiliary Miss Conner Huntingdon College Marie Bankhead Owen

Local Notes and Events From Dadeville and Nearby

Mrs T C Garlington of Dadeville visits her daughter Mrs Sam Richbourg and family. Misses Gail Pettus Joyce and Mary Jane Highsmith depart for Camp Winnataska for three weeks. Mr and Mrs Curtis Armor travel to Birmingham to visit relatives. Rex Burgess shows steady improvement after a three week illness. John D Riggs and G N Craig of Flat Rock were here on business. Clifton Dailey of Decatur transacted business. Mrs Will Montgomery, once critically ill, is much better. Mrs Annie Terry returns from visiting relatives in Hennigar. Mrs Sue Irwin flies to Charlotte after the death of her brother, Ernest Kumpe, with her son J C Irwin. Mayor J L Weatherwax says council will meet Friday at 2:00 to consider bids on nine blocks of city streets.

T. C. Garlington Dadeville Sam Richbourg Richbourg Barbara Gail Pettus Joyce Mary Jane Highsmith Camp Winnataska Curtis Armor Birmingham Milford Rex Burgess John D. Riggs G. N. Craig Flat Rock Clifton Dailey Decatur Will Montgomery Irwin- Dyar Infirmary Annie Terry Hennigar Sue K. Irwin Charlotte N. C

Cryptogram Puzzle and Puzzling Clips

Daily Cryptoquote hints and sample solved line from Virgil. The page includes a riddle grid with clues and a cryptogram puzzle instruction. It also features a playful dialogue line about BOBO and a past misdeed.

Dr Smith named dean of education at Kansas City Institute

Dr J B Smith head of Alabama art department named dean of education at Kansas City Institute in Kansas City. One of 22 candidates, he is 41 and has taught in Alabama since 1946. Degrees from Baylor, Chicago, and Columbia.

Smith Kansas City J. B. Smith University of Alabama Kansas City Art Institute Institute William M. Symond Said Dr. Smith Alabama Baylor University University of Chicago Columbia University

Morris Reelected District Leader at Convention

R. E. Morris of Mobile Alabama was reelected district secretary treasurer of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. Morris will serve his 27th term, and his was the only elective post filled at the annual convention.

Ployes United States Canada Morris

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